The US team on Friday, June 15, advanced past the group stage of the T20 World Cup after their match against Ireland was called off due to heavy rains in Lauderhill. This result eliminated former champions Pakistan from the tournament. The match was highly anticipated, as Pakistan’s fate hinged on its outcome. The washout resulted in both the US and Ireland receiving one point each. The US concluded the group stage with five points from four games, while Pakistan, even if they win their final match against Ireland, can only achieve a maximum of four points.
The likelihood of the match proceeding on Friday was always low, as Florida, where Lauderhill is located, had been experiencing a tropical thunderstorm, causing continuous rain and flash flooding.
Pakistan’s elimination from the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 due to the abandonment of the US-Ireland match sparked mixed reactions online. Anand Mahindra, chairman of the Anand Group, described Pakistan’s exit as “truly cruel.”
In a post on X, formerly Twitter, “That is truly cruel. It’s much more fun to drown Pakistan out in a fair game than to have them drowned out by rain… (Angrezi shayari ki meri koshish),” wrote Mahindra.
Mahindra later retweeted a comment from content creator Himanshu Baria. “In short – “Baarish tune kyu dhoya..hum the naa..!!??”,” Baria had replied to Mahindra’s post.
That is truly cruel.
It’s much more fun to drown Pakistan out in a fair game than to have them drowned out by rain…
(Angrezi shayari ki meri koshish) https://t.co/3KSMYepHBY
— anand mahindra (@anandmahindra) June 14, 2024
Pakistan narrowly lost to India in New York on Sunday, failing to chase a target of 120. Earlier, in their opening game in Dallas, they suffered a surprising Super Over loss to the USA. The USA started the tournament with a convincing win over Canada, chasing nearly 200 runs, and pulled off one of the T20 World Cup’s greatest upsets by defeating Pakistan.